Sherrone Moore, ex-Michigan coach, set to learn if he faces jail time
Sherrone Moore faces up to six months in jail for trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device.
Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore will be sentenced Tuesday in an Ann Arbor district court after pleading no contest last month to two misdemeanors for barging into the apartment of his executive assistant, with whom he had a relationship. Moore faces up to six months in jail for trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunications device, the more serious of the two misdemeanors. He will be sentenced by 14A Ann Arbor District Court Judge Cedric Simpson.
His attorney, Ellen Michaels, said after his plea March 7 that it is "in everyone's best interests to just get this done. " Though Moore pleaded no contest due to concerns of civil liability, his plea will be treated like a guilty plea for sentencing, despite not admitting guilt. More: Ex-UM coach Sherrone Moore pleads no contest to two misdemeanors More: Why ex-UM coach Sherrone Moore's plea deal may vanish from court records Moore had faced charges of third-degree home invasion, misdemeanor stalking and misdemeanor breaking and entering in connection with the Dec.
10 incident, but all three were dismissed as part of the plea deal. Had he been convicted of home invasion, the most serious of the three charges, Moore could have faced up to five years in prison. The plea agreement happened during what was supposed to be an evidentiary hearing on whether the arrest warrant against Moore was valid.
Questions were raised because the officer who requested a magistrate sign the warrant didn't disclose that Moore was the boss of the woman he was accused of stalking. Why Moore's case may disappear from records One of the subtler moves made by Michaels in March was to request deferral status for Moore, Troy defense attorney Wade Fink said. More: Why ex-UM coach Sherrone Moore's plea deal may vanish from court records Judge Simpson said he would consider the request for deferral status, which is a facet of state law that focuses on rehabilitation of a defendant over punishment.
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